Obituary
Leonard Sherman, 98.
Beloved husband of the late Diane Sherman nee Natovich. Loving father of Mimi Sherman and David (Dr. Susie) Sherman. Grandfather of Jason, Adam and Josh Kaplan and Ned, Gordie and Adeline Rohrbach and Jacob and Eli Sherman. Leonard was a successful businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist whose real estate business, Benj. E. Sherman & Sons, based in Chicago, will celebrate its 100th anniversary in March. He proudly served both in the US Army during WWII in the South Pacific and also in the Israel War of Independence in ’47 and ’48. Among his philanthropic work of which he was most proud was serving as the General Chairman of the Jewish United Fund (JUF) and as President and Chairman of the Board of the American Technion Society. Service Sunday, 1:00 pm, at North Suburban Synagogue Beth El, 1175 Sheridan Road, Highland Park. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. The funeral service is public, the interment service will be private, by family. To attend the funeral live stream, please visit www.livestream.nssbethel.org In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to JUF, 30 South Wells Street, Room 3134, Chicago, IL 60606 www.juf.org or the American Technion Society, 55 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022 www.ats.org would be appreciated. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals - Skokie Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com
Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals. www.chicagojewishfunerals.com